Pro Life Activities

Pro-life events and opportunities

Explore this page to find out what's coming up next and discover ways to get involved. As Catholics, we believe that all life is sacred and worthy of protection.

Watch highlights from Life is Very Good and the March for Life 2024!

Watch Bishop Burbidge's homily for the National Prayer Vigil Opening Mass for Life

"Like Jesus, it is not enough to reserve our message for those who will readily receive it and to pursue victories only in those places where we are likely to win. We must persist in those places where our message is rejected. We must bring light to the darkest corners."

- Bishop Michael F. Burbidge

Photo Album-March for Life and LIVG 2024

Latest news coverage on pro-life events in Virginia and D.C.

Thousands march for life in snowy Washington, Washington Post, January 19, 2024
Pro-life advocates march on Washington, Associated Press, January 19, 2024
New poll shows Americans support abortion restrictions, OSV, January 19, 2024
Pro-life movement marches onward, New York Times, January 19, 2024

The pro-life movement is always with women, Bishop Burbidge says, Washington Examiner, January 19, 2024
Our story is not over, bishop says in Vigil for Life homily, OSV, January 18, 2024
2024 March for Life prayer vigil: 'We must bring light to the darkest corners', CNA, January 18, 2024
Bishop Burbidge encourages the faithful ahead of annual March, Fox, January 18, 2024

Virginia Pro-Life Day

Wednesday, Feb. 21

Join with hundreds of fellow Virginians who meet with their legislators in the morning then rally and march for life in the afternoon.

Join Bishop Burbidge and a broad coalition of pro-life citizens as we raise our voices with clarity and charity in defense of the voiceless.

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Day of Prayer for the Protection of Unborn Children

Monday, Jan. 22

“A great prayer for life is urgently needed, a prayer which will rise up throughout the world. Through special initiatives and in daily prayer, may an impassioned plea rise to God, the Creator and lover of life, from every Christian community, from every group and association, from every family and from the heart of every believer.”

Pope Saint John Paul II
Evangelium vitae

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9 Days for Life

January 16-24, 2024: An annual novena for the protection of human life

Pray to protect life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life.

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National March for Life

Friday, Jan. 19

The March for Life is an inspiring, peaceful, vibrant, and joy-filled rally of women, men, young people, and children from all across the country. Every year, tens of thousands of pro-lifers converge on the National Mall and march on Capitol Hill on the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.

We gather to celebrate life. We celebrate each and every life, from the moment of conception. We envision a world where every life is celebrated, valued, and protected.

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Life is VERY Good

Thursday and Friday, Jan. 18 and 19

We invite you to join thousands of participants from across the country at Life is VERY Good at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax.

The Evening of Prayer on Jan. 18 is an opportunity to pray for the success of the March for Life in changing our hearts and those of others in this country. The Morning Rally on Jan. 19 prepares us to take to the streets of Washington D.C. to make our voices heard as we proclaim the gospel of life.

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National Prayer Vigil Opening Mass & Holy Hour for Life

January 18, 5 p.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities, will be the main celebrant and homilist at the Opening Mass in the Great Upper Church.

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